The 2016–17 season was Al-Shorta's 43rd season in the
Iraqi Premier League, having featured in all 42 previous editions of the competition. Al-Shorta participated in the
Iraqi Premier League and the
Iraq FA Cup.
They entered this season having finished in a disappointing seventh place in the league in the
2015–16 season. They were much better during this season, and were still in contention for the league title on the final day of the campaign, but a loss to
Al-Minaa
Al-Minaa Sports Club ( ar, نادي الميناء الرياضي, lit=Port Sports Club) is an Iraqi multi-sport club based in Al-Maqal, Basra that participates in the Iraq Division One, the second tier of Iraqi football. It is one of the mo ...
saw them finish in third place and miss out on continental qualification. They were knocked out of the Iraq FA Cup at the Round of 32 stage, losing at home to lower division side
Al-Jaish Al Jaish is Arabic for army, and may refer to:
* Tala'ea El Gaish SC, a football club based in Cairo, Egypt
* Al-Jaish FC (Iraq), a football club based in Baghdad, Iraq
* Al-Jaish SC (Syria), a football club based in Damascus, Syria
* El Jaish SC, ...
; that defeat led to the sacking of manager
Mohamed Youssef in March, who was replaced by
Nadhum Shaker. The former club president Ayad Bunyan was re-elected into office early in August, following his exit midway through the
2014–15 season.
Squad
Out on loan
Departed during season
Personnel
Technical Staff
Management
Kit
Supplier:
Adidas
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Transfers
In
Out
Competitions
Iraqi Premier League
Iraq FA Cup
References
External links
Al-Shorta websiteAl-Shorta TVTeam info at goalzz.com
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Al Shorta
Al-Shorta Sports Club ( ar, نادي الشرطة الرياضي, lit=''Police Sports Club'') is an Iraqi sports club based in Al-Rusafa, Baghdad. It has teams in 17 different sports, more than any other Iraqi club, and the best known sectio ...